About the
Artists
Pandit Joydeep Ghosh
Pandit Joydeep Ghosh, a Professor of Khairagarh University of India, is
hailed as one of India's leading Surshringar artistes of the present
generation.
He is a foremost torch bearer of the distinctive Sahajahanpur Gharana,
which was founded by the Great Sarod Maestro Late Ustad Mohammed Ameer
Khan. He has developed an unbeatable mastery over his instrument and
specialized in maintaining the purity of Ragas while displaying the
most rare playable materials, which are the assets of his own Gharana.
He initiated
his training in Surshringar & Sarod under the
able guidance of the Maestros like Late Pandit Anil Roychowdhury, Late
Pandit Radhika Mohan Moitra, and Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta all
belonging
to Shahajahanpur Gharana. Subsequently Pandit Ghosh was under the
tutelage of the versatile Master
Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee, a doyen of the famous Imdadkhani Gharana of
Sitar & Surbahar. Under his brilliant guidance, Joydeep has adopted
the typical aspects and the special features of Imdadkhani Gharana in
his own style. In due course, Joydeep has developed the idea and the
technique of playing Surshringar under the expert supervision of Pandit
Bimalendu Mukherjee, the rudiments of which trace back to the Great
Surshringar maestro, Late Ustad Mohammed Ali Khan of Senia Gharana, and
traditionally conveyed to Late Kumar Birendra Kishore Roychowdhury of
Gauripur and later to his disciple Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee.
Pandit Ghosh has also learned the details of Tala and Laya and
its
applications in music from Late Pandit Amal Sarkar(Farukhabad Gharana),
Ustad Shaukat Ali Khan (Farukhabad & Ajrada Gharana), and Pandit
Anil Palit (Benaras Gharana). Pandit Ghosh has also received his
lessons in Vocal Music from the eminent Vocalist Pandit Amaresh Chandra
Chaudhury, the noted disciple of the great Veenkar and Dhrupad singer
Late Ustad Mohammed Dabir Khan of the famous Senia Gharana.
The total contribution of all the above mentioned great maestros has
led him towards a new horizon in both Surshingar & Sarod
playing.
Youtube links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu7-yeU616Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_cemLR9YRE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJjW0e2wb2M&feature=related
Pandit Subhen Chatterjee
Subhen Chatterjee, one of the most sensitive tabla players of today,
has indeed blossomed into an able and energetic tabaliya who genuinely
enjoys his art. He bases his style of playing to Lucknow Gharana that
he learnt from his illustrious Guru, tabla maestro Pandit Swapan
Chowdhury. Not restricting himself to one single Gharana, Subhen went
on
to learn the intricacies and beauty of other Gharanas that he
introduced in his playing and which has made his style of playing so
unique and distinctive.
Sri Chatterjee has already accompanied outstanding musicians such as
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Smt. Girija Devi, Pandit Jasraj, Smt. Sobha
Gurtu, Pandit
V. G. Jog, Pandit Rajan-Sajan Misra, Ustad Rashid Khan, Ustad Shahid
Parvez, Pandit Viswa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Ashish Khan, Pandit Ulhas
Kashalkar,
Pandit Manilal Nag, Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan, Sri Ronu Mazumder and
many others and has earned a very good name both from the audience as
well as the press. Subhen is also a very fine soloist.
Subhen Chatterjee has had the distinction of being one of the very few
tabla players to have been participating regularly for the past few
years in WOMAD (World Organisation of Music & Dance, founded by
renowned singer, song writer, and producer Mr. Peter Gabriel) by
collaborating with such
distinguished artistes such as Paul Horn (Flautist), Mr. David Crosby
(of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fame) etc. Subhen has also created
India’s leading fusion band, KARMA (in the year 1985), which is still
the only one of its kind from the eastern part of India.
His recent collaboration with renowned percussionist, SIVAMANI, has
enabled him to form another unique fusion band called FRIENDS OF DRUMS
(F.O.D) whose main objective is to help the lesser known yet very
talented musicians sharing stage with renowned ones. F.O.D. has also
planned for supporting old and handicapped musicians (financially or
otherwise) who had served the music world for years.
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